Tim Carpenter
President and Chief Executive Officer

Tim joined CST Industries as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Storage Division. Tim has more than 20 years of experience in the industrial manufacturing and services industries. Prior to CST, Tim has worked for market leading firms including United Technologies, Gardner Denver, Rexnord, Kaydon and Dayco. Tim earned his MBA in Strategy and Marketing from the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and his BBA in Business from Eastern Michigan University.

Chris Bridgnell
Chief Financial Officer

Chris joined CST in 2007 as CFO. Chris leads all financial and treasury functions of the company. Before joining CST, Chris served as CFO for The Hartz Mountain Corporation. He graduated from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario with a degree in Business Administration and is A Certified Management Accountant.

John Delaney
Vice President, Covers Sales

John is VP of Sales for CST Covers and has been with CST since 1993.  He has over 20 years of experience marketing aluminum structures and is responsible for the global sales efforts of CST Covers, the largest aluminum covers company in the world.  John is based out of CST Covers’ headquarters in Conroe, Texas.

Matt Gregg 
Vice President

Matt joined CST in 2014. Matt has more than 23 years of experience in leading manufacturing and commercial excellence. Before joining CST, he has held various executive management roles with National Steel, Emerson and Rexnord. Matt earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.

Greg Hentschel 
Vice President, Global Engineering

Greg joined CST in 2010 and has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, product development and product management. Prior to CST, Greg worked as an engineer and then head of product management at SPX. From there he transitioned to VP of Engineering at Columbian TecTank, CST Storage and now VP of Global Engineering for CST. Greg earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Missouri – Columbia and is a licensed Professional Engineer. Greg has ten patents in various fields ranging from acoustics to heat transfer.

Erik Carson 
Vice President of Global Sales

Erik joined CST in 2001 and has held various sales leadership positions in the domestic and international markets.  In his current role, Erik is responsible for sales efforts for all CST products globally.   Erik earned his B.S. in Business from Pittsburg State University with emphasis in Marketing and Accounting.  Erik is based out of CST Industries corporate office in Kansas City, MO.

Tom DeDonder 
Vice President, Construction & Services

Tom is Vice President of Construction and Services and has been with CST for 11 years and has held many roles for CST. His current responsibilities include oversight of all construction and field service activities, along with a focus on developing the after-market service business. Tom has 20 years of experience in construction, project management, and field operations. Before joining CST, he worked for Koch Industries and Burns & McDonnell. Tom earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University.

Brad Barkley
Vice President, Global Operations & CST+

Brad joined CST in 2015 as the Vice President of Operations & Manufacturing. In his current role, Brad is responsible for CST’s Global Manufacturing and Quality functions as well as CST+, Lean Business System.  Brad has extensive experience with Strategy Deployment, Toyota Production Systems, Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement activities. Before joining CST, Brad served as the North American Director of Continuous Improvement for WS Packaging Group. Brad earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and is certified in Six Sigma.

Dann Burghardt 
Vice President, Global Supply-Chain & SIOP

Dann joined CST Industries as Vice President of Supply-Chain and SIOP in 2015. Dann has more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing Operations and Supply-Chain Management. Prior to CST, Dann has worked for market leading companies including Oshkosh Corporation, SKF Industries, Rexnord, The Manitowoc Company and Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Dann has his BBA in Business Administration / Accounting as well as Master’s work in Finance from Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts.